Paschal Triduum

Proper noun

Paschal Triduum

1. A period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday.
   • The Triduum was seen more as a preparation for Easter than as embracing Easter, more as a Triduum of the Passion than as the Paschal Triduum1995, Roger Greenacre, Jeremy Haselock, The Sacrament of Easter, Gracewing, page 105
   • The high point of the entire liturgical year is the Paschal Triduum, which begins on Holy Thursday evening and lasts until Easter Sunday evening. The Paschal Triduum celebrates the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ, who dying has destroyed our death, and by rising restored our life.2015, Mark G. Boyer, The Liturgical Environment, 3rd edition, Liturgical Press, page 262

   Synonyms:

   Easter Triduum, Holy Triduum, Sacred Paschal Triduum, Three Days